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Tonight is actually my first night of taking stribild. I have been on Atripla for 2 1/2 years however the side effects became too problematic. Over the last 6-8 months dreams, nightmares and sleep interruption became worse. I am hoping that the transition over to stribild will be fairly easy since I have ARV in my system already.

After 5 1/2 years on Atripla (my first regimen), I switched to Stribild in June 2013. I had the full gamut of mental/emotional/psychological side effects of Atripla: crazy, psychedelic dreams, constant brain fog, concentration difficulties, depression, insomnia. Once I switched to Stribild all those side effects gradually disappeared over a two-week period.

Stribild is great, but it seems it may be having a negative effect on my kidney function, which decreased significantly after about six months on Stribild. Also we were hoping the switch away Atripla might have a positive effect on my glucose and cholesterol, but so far the switch hasn't made much of a difference.

I go back next week for a new round of blood tests, so we'll what see happens. But I can say that I hope I never have to go back on Atripla.

I was started by my doctor on Stribild but the insurance co didn't approve it...After two days...just two days on Atripla my ID office went to bat for me and they got Stribild approved.. Those three days on Atripla were hell...Hell on earth...I couldn't sleep and the few minutes I could do were plagued with horrendous nightmares...Ten minutes after taking the pill, I felt drunk, very drunk to the point that people thought I had been drinking.. I haven't had any problems with Stribild. I sleep well. Have my appetite back. Stribild has been God sent to me!!

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We are all dealing with this. And we will live long and productive lives!! AND, yes the Lord is my shepherd